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Old 30th November 2021, 23:20
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Re: 8th AF B-17s/B-24s to MTO

This is what i found so far.

801BG/492BG Carpetbagger
B-24H-25- CF 42-50380 Taken to Brindisi,Italy
B-24H-30 -CF 42-50428 Crashed in Italy 19.4.45 on Operation Pappy, crew returned. MACR 74028
B-24H-30- CF 42-50447 Previously named BUZZ TAIL II. Taken to Brindisi. Shot down 16.4.45 near Tis in Czech Republic
B-24J-5- FO 42-50913 Ex 458th BG. Transferred to MTO 31.1.45
B-24H-30- DT 42-51201 Transferred to MTO Jan 45. Dropped from USAAF inventory 22.10.45
B-24H-30- DT 42-51208 Crashed in Italy on non operational mission
B-24H-15- FO 42-52711 Taken to Brindisi, Italy
B-24D-165- CO 42-72871 Transferred to MTO on 31.3.45
B-24H-1-FO 42-7563 Ex 445th BG, Taken to Brindisi. Shot down 9.2.45 in Yugoslavia near Velika
Brisnica on Operation Flotsam (MACR 12361)
B-24H-1-FO 42-7612 Ex 446th BG. Transferred to MTO
B-24H-15- FO 42-94763 Ex 490th BG. Taken to Brindisi, Italy
B-24H-25- FO 42-95131 Shot down 26.4.45 on Operation Duquesne when stationed at Brindisi. Italy

https://harringtonmuseum.org.uk/wp-c...ger-planes.pdf


I got lot of matches when searching MTO in this document

https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/...ers%201995.pdf

B-24J 42-51778 885th BS
B-24D 42-40697
B-24H 42-91919 Q Ex 8AF
B-24J 44-48958 MACR 16502
B-24J 44-48958
B-24L-5-FO 44-49336


https://thesolomoncrew.files.wordpre...ions-rev-3.pdf


B-24 42-52727 Character EX 453/458BG transferred to MTO, then to 485th BG


from 493rd Bomb Group Helton Hellcats, Martin Bowman

B24H-15-CF 41-29510 Ex 486BG 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1944-12-03
B-24H-20-CF 42-50281 Ex 490BG 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1945-01-07
B-24J-1-FO 42-50656 Ex 493BG 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1944-12-14
B-24H-25-DT 42-51170 Ex 493BG/491BG 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1945-01-08
B-24H-15-FO 42-52751 Ex 486BG 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1944-12-14
B-24H-15-FO 42-94758 Ex 34BG 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1945-03-03
B-24H-15-FO 42-94768 Ex 34BG 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1945
B-24H-15-FO 42-94790 Ex 34BG/466BG 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1944-12-14
B-24H-20-FO 42-94802 Ex 490BG 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1944-12-03
B-24H-20-FO 41-94843 Ex 490BG 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1944-12-06
B-24H-20-FO 41-94908 Ex 34BG 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1944-12-05, 451BG

B-24H-20-FO 41-94916 Ex 490BG 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1945-01-08
B-24H-20-FO 41-94918 Ex 490BG 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1945-01-08
B-24J-145-CO 44-40049 Ex 493BG? 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1944-12-05
B-24J-155-CO 44-40293 Ex 493BG/490BG 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1945-01-09
B-24J-155-CO 44-40299 Ex 493BG/487BG 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1944-12-05
B-24J-155-CO 44-40321 Ex 493BG/489BG 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1945-01-07
B-24J-160-CO 44-40418 Ex 493BG/RAF 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1944-12-03
B-24J-160-CO 44-40420 Ex 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1944-12-03
B-24J-160-CO 44-40438 Ex 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1944-12-09
B-24J-160-CO 44-40438 Ex 493BG/34BG 8AF A/C transferred to MTO
B-24J-165-CO 44-40461 Ex 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1944-12-14
B-24J-165-CO 44-40469 Ex 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1944-12-03
B-24J-165-CO 44-40485 Ex Ex 493BG/34BG 8AF A/C transferred to MTO, 485BG, MACR 12710



B-17G-65-VE 44-8470 Ex 8AF A/C transferred to MTO 1945-05-20

486BG
https://www.486th.org/Aircraft/B24Index.htm

B-24H-15-CF 41-29400 A/C transferred to 716th BS/449th BG/15th AF
B-24H-15-CF 41-29401 A/C transferred to MTO
B-24H-15-FO 42-52475 A/C transferred to MTO
B-24H-15-CF 41-29490 A/C transferred to MTO, 451BG
B-24H-15-FO 42-52532 A/C transferred to 485BG, MTO
B-24H-15-FO 42-52631 A/C transferred to MTO
B-24H-15-FO 42-52644 A/C transferred to MTO
B-24H-15-FO 42-52663 A/C transferred to MTO
B-24H-15-FO 42-52682 A/C transferred to MTO
B-24H-15-FO 42-52740 to 450th BG
B-24H-15-FO 42-52744 A/C transferred to MTO, 98BG
B-24H-15-CF 42-52753 to 450th BG
B-24H-15-FO 42-52762 A/C transferred to MTO
B-24H 4x-xx 827 A/C transferred to MTO
B-24H-15-FO 42-94871 A/C transferred to MTO, 451BG


B-24H-15-CF 41-29517

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/19059

B-24H-15-FO 42-52762
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/19062
B-24H-1-FO 42-7563 859BS
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9364
B-24H-15-CF 41-29525
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/19569


not sure about this two
B-24H-15-DT 41-28837
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/19065
B-24H-15-CF 41-29488
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/19436


Cheers
JohanSWE

Last edited by JohanSWE; 1st December 2021 at 13:30. Reason: update
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